Ever wonder about the ingredients in your cleaning products? Some environmentally conscious and healthy-minded consumers, especially new moms, are looking for alternatives made without harsh chemicals and poisons.

“Whenever I can, I try to buy natural dish soap, laundry detergent and toilet cleaner. I don’t like the chemicals in laundry detergent especially,” said Andrea Twetan, while shopping recently at the North Country Food Co-op in Plattsburgh.